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  • Learning to Practice Humility in a World of Pride

    Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves… You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had … (From Philippians 2:3-5) This past Lenten season (Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday), our church replaced our normal corporate prayer time with

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  • Five Ways the Holidays Stress Us Out

    When I was a kid I never realized how stressful the Christmas season could become. When you’re eight or 10 or 11 years old, Christmas is all about presents and Christmas trees and lights and sugar cookies. There are road trips to see grandparents, singing “Silent Night” by candlelight at church, and endless teasing from

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  • Advent 2017: Ten Bruises, Three Warped Toes and the Danger of Closing My Eyes

    “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” — Jesus (from John 11:9-10) It’s tough to walk in the dark. In

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  • Saturday: Hope of Glory

    The grave is not the end of life nor is it the last time we will see our loved ones. Because God in Christ took on flesh and blood, died on the cross, and rose again we will have life eternal and our bodies will be glorified. No more cancer, no more Alzheimer’s, no more…

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